The Power of Internal Family Systems (IFS) for Trauma
Presenter: Frank Guastella Anderson, M.D.
Date: May 10-11, 2012
Time: 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Location: 1019 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Cost: Individual - $370; Individual Early Bird - $350; Student/Group - $333; Student/Group Early Bird - $315.
PLEASE NOTE: Early Bird Deadline is April 6, 2012.
Description:
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is one of the most rapidly growing therapies available today for the treatment of trauma. It is an integrative approach to individual psychotherapy that was developed by Richard Schwartz, Ph.D. and is currently being used across the United States as well as in several countries in Europe. The IFS model views each individual as being made up of various “parts” or subpersonalities; through accessing self energy, the burdens the parts carry for the system can be healed.
This 2-day workshop offers a solid introduction to the model and how it can be applied to clinical practice. We will look at the ways IFS affects the brain and explore the connections between psychology and biology that allow new pathways to form and change to occur. The workshop will include guided meditations, live demonstrations, and experiential practice groups where participants will take on the role of the therapist as well as the client. It will also include videotaped sessions of founder Richard Schwartz’s work to illustrate the approach. In particular, participants will develop an understanding of how this model can be used in clinical practice with trauma survivors.
About the Presenter: Frank Guastella Anderson, M.D., has a lengthy affiliation with The Trauma Center at JRI as a supervisor, faculty member, and past staff psychiatrist. Dr. Guastella Anderson completed his medical training at Rush University Medical School in Chicago, with intership at Framingham Union Hospital and Residency at Massachusetts Mental Health Center/Harvard Medical School, where he was also an attending psychiatrist. Dr. Guastella Anderson is in private practice in Concord, MA. He is collaborating with Richard Schwartz to bring IFS trainings to our community.
Please be sure to submit both the Registration form as well as payment, using one of the links below.
| RATES: | Regular | Early Bird |
| Individual | $370 | $350 |
| RATES: | Regular | Early Bird |
| Student/Group | $333 | $315 |
